MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	74.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200702
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '20 at 16:27
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT-$359 30,318 User benchmarks, average bench 85% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 84.1 1-Core 158 2-Core 302 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 879 85% 699 Pts	64-Core 1117 69% 1117 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3792) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Lighting 98.9 Reflection 86.8 Parallax 76.1 81% 87.3 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 80 Splatting 77.1 63% 76.2 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,012 Write 2331 Mixed 1,777 457% 2,040 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 79.9 284% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,375 DQ Write 1,172 DQ Mixed 1,246 941% 1,265 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 312GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 126 127 127 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 140 Write 122 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 126 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 35.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 38.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 120%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34) - $184

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	441x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	132x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	123x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	201x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	119x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	71x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	37x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	78x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	44x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $534

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16